Live Healthy Fairfax

What is Live Healthy Fairfax?

A healthy community means more than good medical care; it involves
giving everyone the opportunity to make healthy choices. Too many
children and adults in the Fairfax community face preventable health
risk factors such as inadequate physical activity; poor nutrition;
heart disease; obesity; and tobacco, alcohol or drug use.
Consider the following statistics:

Chronic diseases account for 7 of the 10 leading causes of death
and are responsible for 75 percent of health care costs in the
United States.

In Fairfax County, 58 percent of adults are overweight.

One in five adults in Virginia smokes.

Ten percent of our residents lack health insurance.

More than 18 percent of children 19–25 months old in our community
are not up-to-date on recommended vaccinations.

The Live Healthy Fairfax initiative aims to transform our community
into a place where everyone may lead healthier, more productive
lives. The Partnership for
a Healthier Fairfax is a diverse coalition that
has developed Fairfax's Community Health Improvement Plan, an
action-oriented plan created to address seven priority issues (listed
below). In addition to identifying strategies for preventing chronic
diseases, the Live Healthy Fairfax effort is promoting policy,
systems and environmental changes that will help the Partnership for
a Healthier Fairfax achieve its vision: Fairfax—an engaged
and empowered community working together to achieve optimal health
and well-being for all who live, work and play here.